OUR MOON EDUCATION

Registered charity 1165083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OUR MOON

Through local partnerships, we advance education and establish equal opportunities for Zambia's youth to access quality local and global education so that they can contribute sustainably to the growth of African society

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-24 IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN ZAMBIA, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:1) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING UNDERTAKING TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION2) PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO SUCH PERSONS TO ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION AT HOME AND ABROAD3) PREPARING SUCH PERSONS FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.

Area of benefit: UGANDAZAMBIAZIMBABWE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The document is a narrative impact report celebrating ten years of operations rather than a statutory financial statement, so it does not disclose specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure. It highlights that the organization is actively seeking to 'build more sustainable funding' and relies on unrestricted donations to support its programmes.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Our Moon Education (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• John Collings Charitable Trust — “We'd like to thank the following Trusts and Foundations for supporting Our Moon. Their generosity provides invaluable funds for our programm…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dhruv Sardachair
• Alan Leale-Green
• Chanda Singoyi
• Funmi Akinluyi
• HELEN LEALE-GREEN BA, ACMA
• Krishan Tailor
• Quincy Namonje
• Richard Bowen
• Vanessa Strauss

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Zambia

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.